For the second time, appeals court blocks Miami's effort to delay election

The city of Miami has lost its latest bid to postpone the November 2025 election to 2026.

On Friday afternoon, Florida’s Third District Court of Appeal denied the city’s request for a rehearing in the election lawsuit brought by mayoral candidate Emilio González, who sued in June after the City Commission passed an ordinance postponing the election to next year.

This month, the Third DCA upheld a lower court’s ruling finding the city’s decision to postpone the election via ordinance and without voter approval to be unconstitutional. That prompted the city to ask for a rehearing en banc, meaning before the entire appellate court rather than a three-judge panel.

In their ruling Friday, the judges did not provide an explanation for the denial



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